MP 40

The MP 40 (Maschinenpistole 40, German for "Machine Pistol 40") was the standard Sub-machine gun of the European Axis Forces during World War II. It was designed by Heinrich Vollmer for the German army. The MP 40 is an iconic image from the Second World War; so it often features prominently in war movies.

Contents

MP 40

Faction

Kit

Handling

Firemodes

Rate of fire

540 rpm

Ammunition

Magazine

32 rounds

Starting ammunition

5 magazines

Maximum ammunition

5 magazines

Reload time

4.3 seconds

Effects

Damage

5-2.5

Multipliers

3x Head; 1.8x Chest; 1x Legs

Media

Console name

Mp40

The MP 40 appears in Battlefield 1942 and is issued to the Wehrmacht and Afrika KorpsMedic kits, with four extra magazines. It has a good rate of fire, medium damage, low recoil and low accuracy. It remains a very effective close-quarters weapon, but it is relatively ineffective at long ranges as its accuracy deteriorates quickly; even going prone and firing in bursts will frequently result in wasting ammo.

In Battlefield Vietnam's official WWII mod, the MP 40 is issued to the Imperial Japanese Army's Medic kit. It has a different model and different reload animations from its Battlefield 1942 counterpart, but is very similar in performance and stats.